and animals arriving at the port. The Roman Baths The Roman Baths Museum lies within the fortress walls, close to the National Roman Legion Museum, and were the principal baths for the legion. The baths museum has a covered walkway over part of the remains of the military bath house. There was a frigidarium, tepidarium and caldarium, as well as an open-air swimming pool. The baths museum is administered by Cadw and includes projected imagery to re-create the scenes of Roman bathers. Within a short walk of the baths museum are: The most complete Roman amphitheatre in Britain Sections of the fortress walls The only remains of a Roman legionary barracks on view anywhere in Europe at Prysg Field There were over 40,000 visitors to the Baths in 2012. See also National Roman Legion Museum Newport Museum Venta Silurum List of scheduled monuments in Newport References External links Caerleon Roman Fortress and Baths – Cadw Roman fortifications in Newport, Wales History of Newport, Wales Museums in Newport, Wales Museums of ancient Rome in Wales Archaeological museums in Wales Caerleon Cadw Roman legionary fortresses in Wales